For Laboratory Medicine:

Overextended “profiles”, as discussed here on several occasions.

Overfrequent repeated plasma cholesterol.

Inappropriate request for haematinics.

…and, just possibly, something to do with “Vitamin D”. See recent discussion here on optimal approaches to populations.

Overtransfusion.

Jonathan

On 13 May 2015, at 10:51, OConnor John (ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 
“Launching the Choosing Wisely campaign, experts are calling on medical organisations to identify five procedures each that should not be offered routinely or in some cases not at all.”
 
Votes on what we might consider giving up??
 

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